 鲜花( 26)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
4 A! v* |3 ^3 x. U+ R' P& oEDMONTON JOURNAL MAY 8, 2013) }7 _) B: Z# _9 J4 L0 q
Housing starts in the Edmonton census metropolitan area totalled 1,503 during April, compared to 967 a year earlier.
# G! j: X/ U3 @' X# a, S5 |- kPhotograph by: John Lucas, file , Edmonton Journal
. U5 C2 X# y5 A. V& S6 rEDMONTON - Housing starts in the Edmonton census metropolitan area totalled 1,503 during April, compared to 967 a year earlier, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday./ T) ?8 ^9 ?- b
1 Z4 Q. j0 b2 d, I/ KBuilders started 560 single-detached homes, up from 493 units in April 2012. The multi-family sector grew to 943 units, up from 474 a year earlier.
+ C5 w; D( k- z" R: t" [9 d2 r( P3 [' U2 A* Y# q
Housing starts in the region were trending at 14,424 units in April, compared to 13,738 in March. The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of total housing starts.
$ K. x' `5 y" N. t h2 _+ }4 ^& A6 }* R
“The trend in total housing starts moved higher in April, driven by gains in both the single-detached and multi-family sectors,” said David Lan, CMHC senior market analyst for Edmonton. “Growth in full-time employment and net migration in the CMA contributed to the increase in housing starts.”
0 p4 F. x/ S) M$ K$ L2 S" i; i5 T: c; v( Y% Y
In Calgary, both single- and multi-family starts declined in April to 1,067 from 1,711 in April 2013. Calgary’s single-detached starts in April were 545 units, down from 560 in April 2012. The multi-family sector decreased to 522 units from 1,151 last year. ^4 Q$ W. T b) V/ k+ l7 X: \' c M2 J
. Y4 J4 \$ z" a' ^
The CMHC said housing starts in Calgary were trending at 11,323 units in April compared with 11,242 in March.
) k7 n4 [/ C! y4 B
2 |5 L0 {+ b5 JAcross Alberta, new home construction increased to 39,213 from 34,900 in March, said ATB Financial senior economist Todd Hirsch.8 s3 k' V) z* ~2 r3 F
3 _9 l/ K/ r [+ K& V' f7 w1 J! uConsumers remain confident despite a moderating pace of economic growth, he said.
2 T5 i" G) k' l. e# \ i. v, g8 ~0 r2 o1 h' z1 I) x5 q& M. G
“Many Albertans — thousands of which are newly arrived job-seekers from other provinces or countries — are expressing their optimism by purchasing a new home,” Hirsch said.
( ^. ~3 ~; T, S5 M+ F7 C% C& @ i( n9 |2 L4 |; Z- D
© Copyright (c) The Edmonton Journal |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2013-5-9 08:05
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡